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Shuls, James – Journal of School Choice, 2022
Critics of school choice claim support for educational options was an outgrowth of racist, segregationist views following the U.S. Supreme Court's Ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. In this paper, I examine these claims by analyzing the development of the public school system in the United States and the historical records from Citizens for…
Descriptors: School Choice, Criticism, School Desegregation, Desegregation Litigation
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Superfine, Benjamin Michael; Thompson, Alea R. – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
In "Vergara v. California" (2014), a trial-level court ruled that California laws governing teacher tenure and dismissal were unconstitutional. This study analyzes "Vergara" in light of the shifting use of the courts to promote equal educational opportunities and the changing power bases of educational interest groups,…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Educational Change
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Nix-Hodes, Patricia; Heybach, Laurene M. – Critical Questions in Education, 2014
While the intent of the federal and state homeless education laws is clear, securing the educational rights of students without housing has been a long legal and political struggle in Chicago and Illinois. Education for students experiencing homelessness is a continuation of the civil rights struggle for equality in education and educational…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Equal Education, Civil Rights, Educational Legislation
Intercultural Development Research Association, 2007
This booklet describes a community dialogue convened by the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) in Little Rock focused on creating a blueprint for action for improved educational opportunities for all children, particularly for minority children. It includes key insights from the experiences, recommendations for action and lists…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Change, Minority Group Children, Elementary Secondary Education